André van Lankveld

André van Lankveld is technical sales and business development manager at Provimi. BSc; Swine Technical Manager, BIOMIN Holding GmbH, Austria, [email protected]
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A guide to successful sow feeding systems for group housing
Legislation specifying group housing of pregnant sows comes into law in the European Union on January 1, 2013 and may follow in other regions, which forces pig producers to review their management methods. This should include a re-evaluation of the sow feeding system, because they can play a huge role in overcoming some of the problems that could arise in group-housed sows.
Studies show that sows fed ad-lib produce more piglets per sow per year and a fewer number of sows return to oestrus, compared with those with restricted feeding.
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